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Chapter 52: Family, But Also Husband.
🕑 Added 2025-04-10 08:21:34 +0000 UTCBack in her small laboratory, Vill-V watched this scene with satisfaction and closed her computer.
"You two, if you ever break up over something trivial, I won’t be happy."
Muttering to herself, Vill-V went back to her notes, reconnected with her earlier train of thought, and continued her work.
After their laughter subsided, Chang Yuan mustered the courage to take Elysia’s hand.
At this sudden gesture, Elysia was initially surprised, but then she smiled softly and tightly grasped his hand in return.
Feeling the softness of Elysia’s palm and her delicate skin, Chang Yuan’s heart began to race uncontrollably.
This was the first time—the first time in his life—he had been so close to someone like this.
Feeling his heart pounding, Chang Yuan couldn’t help but think it was being too dramatic.
Come on, it’s just holding Elysia’s hand. Why are you so nervous? Calm down, you idiot!
What Chang Yuan didn’t know was that Elysia’s heart was also racing uncontrollably.
If he had turned to look at her, he would have seen that her fair, delicate face was now tinged with a blush.
This blush added a unique charm to Elysia’s already playful and adorable demeanor.
Both of them were experiencing their first love, and neither even realized they were in a relationship.
They simply walked hand in hand through Fire Moth, fingers intertwined.
Along the way, countless hearts of those who secretly admired Elysia shattered.
Their goddess was now taken.
Neither of them spoke, simply walking in silence.
They didn’t even realize how long they had been walking until they finally reached the door of Chang Yuan’s dorm.
"Yuan, we’re at your dorm. It’s time to part ways."
Though she said this, Elysia’s grip on Chang Yuan’s hand didn’t loosen.
Hearing Elysia’s words, Chang Yuan realized they had unknowingly returned to his dorm.
Although he was reluctant to let go of this opportunity, Chang Yuan knew it was time to part.
After all, the misunderstanding had been resolved, and their mutual apologies had smoothed things over. He could clearly feel their relationship warming up.
So, there was no need to rush things.
Reluctantly letting go of Elysia’s hand, Chang Yuan stepped in front of her and turned around.
Looking at Elysia’s face, Chang Yuan reached out, wanting to pinch her cheek.
But seeing how shy and trembling Elysia was, he decided against it and instead placed his hand on her head.
Gently ruffling her hair, Chang Yuan felt a deep sense of satisfaction from today’s events.
"Well, Elysia, see you tomorrow."
"S-see you tomorrow."
After saying their goodbyes, Elysia quickly fled the scene.
Returning to her dorm, Elysia was met with Himeko’s teasing gaze.
For some reason, Elysia felt a pang of guilt.
"Elysia, are you and your vice-captain really just family?"
"W-we are... we are definitely family."
Since they hadn’t confessed their feelings or officially acknowledged their relationship, Elysia still didn’t consider them boyfriend and girlfriend.
"Fam~ily~, what a wonderful family~."
Himeko’s teasing gaze lingered on Elysia.
Then, Himeko picked up her phone and opened Fire Moth’s internal network.
"Take a look. Who’s this in the picture?"
Curious, Elysia glanced at the screen.
There, she saw a photo of herself and Chang Yuan walking hand in hand.
In an instant, Elysia’s mind went blank.
She hadn’t expected their relationship to be exposed so quickly.
Now, Elysia was at a loss for words.
"Oh my, family? Do you mean husband? After all, a boyfriend doesn’t count as family."
Seeing Elysia’s face turn red, Himeko pressed on with her teasing.
"Ugh, stop asking. Please, no more questions."
Elysia, now resembling a boiling kettle, let out a series of embarrassed whimpers.
Meanwhile, Chang Yuan wasn’t having an easy time either. As someone who frequently browsed the internet, Kevin had also noticed the news.
So, the moment Chang Yuan returned, Kevin enthusiastically slung an arm over his shoulder.
"Yuan, what do you think about this?"
Kevin showed Chang Yuan the same post Himeko had shown Elysia.
Instantly, Chang Yuan felt a wave of embarrassment.
"Look, look, what’s there to look at? Have you finished your training? Why are you asking about this now?"
"Of course I’m done. Why do you think I’m back?"
"If you’re done, then go back and double your training. I’m the vice-captain, so what I say goes."
"That’s abuse of power. I’ll report you to the higher-ups."
"Sorry, but I am the higher-ups."
Hearing Kevin’s weak threat, Chang Yuan chuckled and waved him off.
At this point, Chang Yuan was essentially the highest authority in Fire Moth.
The council members were nothing more than money-making puppets. Once the people he sent over could fully take over their tasks, those council members would meet their end.
Chang Yuan would rather kill one innocent person than let any of them go.
But given their actions, none of them were innocent.
"Alright, alright, I’ll stop teasing you. But I heard you and Captain Elysia are childhood friends. Is that true?"
Kevin stopped joking and asked seriously.
"In a way, yes. We’ve been together since we were very young."
"Tsk tsk, childhood friends. Yuan, I really envy your luck. But it seems like you’ve made a lot of enemies."
Looking at the comments under the post, which were mostly people criticizing Chang Yuan, Kevin couldn’t help but laugh.
What right did they have to criticize him? The contributions Chang Yuan and Elysia had made to humanity were enough to warrant a hundred-meter-tall statue.
"Let them hate me. Elysia is beautiful, so it’s natural that many people would have a crush on her. But as for me, I don’t just have a crush—I genuinely love her."
Chang Yuan had already prepared himself for the backlash from other men.
After all, what he had done was essentially winning over the nation’s goddess.
It was inevitable that countless people would feel resentful.
They were all angry that it wasn’t them.
But Chang Yuan could only laugh at their naivety.
From the original story, where no one could make Elysia fall in love, it was clear.
Unless you had grown up with her like he had, the chances of winning Elysia’s heart were less than 1%.
